National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: Boycotting Baubles of Britain
A great lesson plan that examines the role consumer boycotts of British goods in colonial America had in the run-up to the Revolutionary War. Find learning objectives, instructional activity activities, and assessment options.
National Women’s History Museum
National Women's History Museum: Sybil Ludington
A biographical view of Sybil Ludington, known as the Female Paul Revere during the Revolutionary War. Follow her rides of bravery and devotion to her country.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source Set: Road to Revolution: 1763 1776
This collection of primary sources helps students explore the events that led up to the American Revolutionary War.
Other
The Chronicles: Revolutionary Events in New York and the Colonies 1775 to 1783
A timeline with key important political and military events primarily in New York in the American Revolution from 1775 to 1783.
Other
The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation: Nathanael Greene (1742 1786)
Nathanael Greene was one of the most effective generals in the Revolutionary War despite having no formal military training. Follow his amazing accomplishments in the Revolutionary War and find out which inherent qualities made him such...
Massachusetts Historical Society
Mass. Historical Society: Coming of the American Revolution: Boston Tea Party
Discover a detailed account of the dramatic protest known as "The Boston Tea Party", one of the key events that led to the Revolutionary War. Supported by primary source documents.
National Humanities Center
National Humanities Center: Teacher Serve: Three Worlds, Three Views
Essay examining the cultural and environmental changes spanning 300 years in the pre-Revolutionary South as three worlds, Native American, European, and African collide. Site includes guiding questions for student discussion and scholars...
Cosmo Learning
Cosmo Learning: France Since 1871
This course of twenty-four college video lectures covers the emergence of modern France. Topics include the social, economic, and political transformation of France; the impact of France's revolutionary heritage, of industrialization,...
University of Groningen
American History: Biographies: William Blackstone (1723 1780)
A thorough biography of Sir William Blackstone. Blackstone is a recognized lawyer born in England and played an integral part of the development of the common law legal system in the United States during the Revolutionary War, and the...
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: World History: Age of Englightenment and Age of Revolutions
World History learning module covers the Age of Enlightenment and the Revolutionary changes taking place. Comprehensive unit with multi-media materials.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Darwin's Diary
At the online companion Web site of "Evolution," the seven-episode series on PBS, delve into the private thoughts of a reluctant revolutionary--Charles Darwin.
University of Chicago
The Founders' Constitution: Virginia Constitution: 29 June 1776
The complete original text of the revolutionary state constitution of Virginia adopted in June 1776.
University of Chicago
U. Of Chicago/ Popular Basis of Political Authority
Excerpts from John Locke's famous 1689 work "Two Treatises of Government" where he discusses his political ideas that came to influence the U.S. Revolutionaries.
Yale University
Yale University Library: Nathan Hale: Yale 1773
Biographical portrait of Nathan Hale, Revolutionary War officer who was hanged by the British as a spy, with chapters on his years as a student at Yale University and on his service to country during the American Revolution.
International Institute of Social History
International Institute of Social History: Long Live the Victory of the Revoluti
From the International Institute of Social History this is "Long live the victory of the revolutionary cultural line of Chairman Mao" a Chinese political propaganda poster by an unknown designer, 1967.
International Institute of Social History
International Institute of Social History: Enthusiastically Welcome the Victorio
From the International Institute of Social History this is "Enthusiastically welcome the victorious opening of the Fourth National People's Congress, carry forward the struggle for Chairman Mao's revolutionary line" a Chinese political...
International Institute of Social History
International Institute of Social History: Better Not to Be, Than Not to Be Revo
From the International Institute of Social History this is "Better not to be, than not to be revolutionary" a Cuban political propaganda poster by Rene Mederos, 1968.
Michigan State University
Michigan State University: American Revolution: Supply Problems Plague Continental Army
Find out about the Continental Army's struggles with supply shortages throughout the Revolutionary War. Explains the reasons for the shortages, and includes some of George Washington's correspondence from the period.
Henry J. Sage
Sage American History: The American Revolution 1778 1783
Summary of ongoing events of the Revolutionary War from 1778 to the war ending with the Treaty of Paris in 1783. Includes a brief discussion on diplomacy, government and women of the Revolution.
Henry J. Sage
Sage American History: The New Republic: The United States, 1789 1800
Article discussing the particular events of post-Revolutionary America, 1789-1800, and how they shaped the era of the New Republic. The author covers the first presidency, the emergent party system and foregin affairs.
University of Wisconsin
The Why Files: Electronic Eye Is Biological Eye
Lenses make a distorted image on the back of a camera, especially at the edge. A revolutionary camera eliminates distortion with a curved light detector.
National Humanities Center
National Humanities Center: America in Class: Making the Revolution: Independence: 1783 1791
A collection of eight primary resources with introductory notes, classroom discussion questions, and supplemental links on the period following the Revolutionary War, 1783-1791 and the making of a new nation.
Other
Signet Classics: Scarlet Pimpernel Teachers' Guide [Pdf]
A teachers' guide to the Signet Classic edition of Baroness Emma Orczy's tale of post-revolutionary France. The guide suggests several ways to build student knowledge prior to reading the novel, and discusses the major themes. It also...
Other
Colonial Hall: Benjamin Rush (1745 1813)
This non-profit site offers detailed biography of Benjamin Rush. the United States. Examines his early training, his years in Europe, his work in medicine, his role in the Revolutionary War, and his political career. Rest of site has...